Irish Penal Reform Trust Calls For Prison Security Review After Inmate Death Report
21st May 2026
In this interview, Niamh McCormack, IPRT’s Legal and Public Affairs Manager, highlights deep systemic failures in prison security and emergency response exposed by the Inspector of Prisons’ report. She stresses that no one in State custody should ever be left without timely medical care, and calls for an urgent, system‑wide review to prevent such incidents recurring.
Listen to the interview here.
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